April 7, 2010
A nurse yesterday lost her battle to wear a crucifix at work after a judge ruled she should have compromised with hospital bosses.
An employment tribunal decided Shirley Chaplin, 54, had not suffered religious discrimination at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital when matrons asked her to remove her necklace on safety grounds.
But she said: "This is a very bad day for Christianity."
The grandmother from Kenn, near Exeter, was told to remove the necklace as it could be pulled by one of the elderly and confused patients she was caring for.
The hospital said she could pin it to her uniform, but she refused. Ms Chaplin's case was rejected by judge John Hollow, who said she should have accepted the offer.
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